"feels" meaning in English

See feels in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfi.jəlz/, /fiːlz/ Audio: en-us-feels.ogg Forms: more feels [comparative], most feels [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːlz Head templates: {{en-adj}} feels (comparative more feels, superlative most feels)
  1. (colloquial) Synonym of emotional Tags: colloquial Synonyms: emotional [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-feels-en-adj-l-5h4J0a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 17 33 38 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 27 28 28

Noun

IPA: /ˈfi.jəlz/, /fiːlz/ Audio: en-us-feels.ogg
Rhymes: -iːlz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} feels
  1. (archaic) plural of feel, sensory perceptions that mainly or solely involve the sense of touch Tags: archaic, form-of, plural Form of: feel, sensory perceptions that mainly or solely involve the sense of touch
    Sense id: en-feels-en-noun-xc72i4B6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 17 33 38 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 27 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 18 35 38

Noun

IPA: /ˈfi.jəlz/, /fiːlz/ Audio: en-us-feels.ogg Forms: feel [singular]
Rhymes: -iːlz Head templates: {{head|en|noun|singular|feel|g=p}} feels pl (singular feel)
  1. (colloquial) Feelings; emotions; especially, tender sentiment. Tags: colloquial, plural Synonyms (feelings): fee-fees Derived forms: feels over reals, give feels
    Sense id: en-feels-en-noun-7DbQ4YIS Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 17 33 38 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 27 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 18 35 38

Verb

IPA: /ˈfi.jəlz/, /fiːlz/ Audio: en-us-feels.ogg
Rhymes: -iːlz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} feels
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of feel Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: feel
    Sense id: en-feels-en-verb-CX9D-j~h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 17 33 38 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 27 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 13 33 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 18 35 38
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